diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
index 0af013d8f979..e60cea00b9b3 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.c
@@ -1725,7 +1725,11 @@ lpfc_nvmet_destroy_targetport(struct lpfc_hba *phba)
 		}
 		tgtp->tport_unreg_cmp = &tport_unreg_cmp;
 		nvmet_fc_unregister_targetport(phba->targetport);
-		wait_for_completion_timeout(&tport_unreg_cmp, 5);
+		if (!wait_for_completion_timeout(tgtp->tport_unreg_cmp,
+					msecs_to_jiffies(LPFC_NVMET_WAIT_TMO)))
+			lpfc_printf_log(phba, KERN_ERR, LOG_NVME,
+					"6179 Unreg targetport %p timeout "
+					"reached.\n", phba->targetport);
 		lpfc_nvmet_cleanup_io_context(phba);
 	}
 	phba->targetport = NULL;
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
index 0f10b448fd9b..2f3f603d94c4 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/lpfc/lpfc_nvmet.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #define LPFC_NVMET_MRQ_AUTO		0
 #define LPFC_NVMET_MRQ_MAX		16
 
+#define LPFC_NVMET_WAIT_TMO		(5 * MSEC_PER_SEC)
+
 /* Used for NVME Target */
 struct lpfc_nvmet_tgtport {
 	struct lpfc_hba *phba;